Radiobiological Basis for Cancer Therapy by Total or Half-Body Irradiation

The tumor control effects by total-body irradiation (TBI) or half-body irradiation (HBI) on tumor-bearing mice and human cancer were investigated. In fundamental studies using a murine experimental system, mice that received 10 or 15 cGy of TBI showed a high value of TD 50 (number of tumor cells req...

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Main Author: Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-10-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/15401420490900254